LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

prīmipīlus

prīmipīlus m (genitive prīmipīlī)

Meaning

  1. first centurion of the triāriī (first centurion of the first pīlus of the triāriī)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

prīmus centuriō legiōnis
chief centurion
prīmipīlus -ī (m) — in De Bello Gallico II, ch. 6

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprīmipīlusprīmipīlī
genitiveprīmipīlīprīmipīlōrum
prīmōrum pīlōrum
dativeprīmipīlō
prīmō pīlō		prīmipīlīs
prīmīs pīlīs
accusativeprīmipīlum
prīmum pīlum		prīmipīlōs
prīmōs pīlōs
ablativeprīmipīlō
prīmō pīlō		prīmipīlīs
prīmīs pīlīs
vocativeprīmipīle
prīme pīle		prīmipīlī

prīmĭpīlus or prīmōpīlus, i, v. 2. pilus.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Latinprīmipīlus

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Italic *pri Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-(t)m̥mos Proto-Indo-European *-is(t)m̥mós Proto-Italic *-isəmos Proto-Italic *prīzmos Latin prīmus Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *peys-der. Proto-Indo-European *pistlom Proto-Italic *pistlom Latin pīlum Latin pīlus Latin prīmipīlus From prīmus + -i- + pīlus.

Descendants
  • Frenchprimipile

In English words that came into English from prīmipīlus

  • primipilarprimipilaris

Quick answers

What does prīmipīlus mean in Latin?
prīmipīlus, a noun, means “first centurion of the triāriī (first centurion of the first pīlus of the triāriī)”.
What is the genitive of prīmipīlus?
The genitive singular is prīmipīlī. prīmipīlus is masculine, second declension.
Where does prīmipīlus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Latin prīmipīlus.